National Bureau of Statistics: The value added of the "three new" economies accounts for 18% of GDP.

On January 19th, the director of the National Bureau of Statistics, Kang Yi, said at a press conference at the State Council Information Office that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the annual average growth of R&D expenditure in the whole society is 10%. By 2025, the proportion of basic research funding will reach 7.08%, reaching a historical high. China has ranked first in the world for three consecutive years in terms of the number of top 100 global technology innovation clusters. The National Bureau of Statistics also released an innovation index indicator. By 2024, China's innovation index will increase by 25.5% compared to 2020, with innovation environment and innovation output indices both increasing by 33.8%. The proportion of the "three new" industries in GDP has risen to 18%; the value added of patent-intensive industries in GDP has increased to 13.38%. The development of new generation information technologies such as artificial intelligence is booming, and the integration of digital and real world is deepening. The proportion of computer communication and electronic equipment investment in the production process of enterprises has increased by about 1 percentage point, a significant increase compared to the "13th Five-Year Plan" period. By 2024, the value added of China's digital economy as a percentage of GDP has increased to 33.1%, with the value added of core industries in the digital economy accounting for 10.5%.